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tucker barnes joins us with the latest. >> maximum winds now 120 miles per hour. still gusting over 135 so this is still a powerfulmajor category three hurricane. and let's see what is going on re. along the western edge it's been dealing with wind sheer and so it's been holding back on the intensity. e the focast is for bill to in tensefy and continue to push off to the north d west. i'll have morrte n obill coming up. let's take a lookorat the local weather and into aurhe hoas,errewfte' rs,howe're talking about hazy, ot nd ahumid once again. cany s ee the cloud cover out there. a mix of sun and clouds and thec showers breaking uot once again. o juye l lrdiktendse aay the aa before. showers breaking out across portions of west virginia. so more showers and thunderstorms and the possibility in our forecast later this afternoon. here we go. 82 degrees and that humidity is 71%. so that's an uncomfortable combination. it will be hazy, hot and humid later this afternoon with clouds out there. we'll have more clouds and sun, scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorm
tucker barnes joins us with the latest. >> maximum winds now 120 miles per hour. still gusting over 135 so this is still a powerfulmajor category three hurricane. and let's see what is going on re. along the western edge it's been dealing with wind sheer and so it's been holding back on the intensity. e the focast is for bill to in tensefy and continue to push off to the north d west. i'll have morrte n obill coming up. let's take a lookorat the local weather and into aurhe hoas,errewfte'...
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allison, back to you. >>> tucker, i'll take it here. as the country continues to debate health care reform, target officials are targeting fraud. kathleen sebelius this morning spoke to the government's senior medicare patrol about the impact when the programs are taken advantage of. >> care seniors in this country is not cheap. the federal government this year, taxpayer in america, will spend about $425 billion on medicare and another $200 billion on medicaid. and any time that amount of money, $625 billion, is changing hands, you know that there are going to we people around who get their mits on some of that cash. >> and the obama administration has implemented additional resources to the problems including, the health care prevention enforcement action team known as heat. >>> an experimental vaccine for swine flu is ready in weeks rather than months. it will not question approved here for years. so it cannot combat the epidemic, but the company for the vaccine is g other countries. and there is aset -- a setback to the vaccine that
allison, back to you. >>> tucker, i'll take it here. as the country continues to debate health care reform, target officials are targeting fraud. kathleen sebelius this morning spoke to the government's senior medicare patrol about the impact when the programs are taken advantage of. >> care seniors in this country is not cheap. the federal government this year, taxpayer in america, will spend about $425 billion on medicare and another $200 billion on medicaid. and any time that...
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vernon community school and samuel tucker elementary run on a modified calendar, which put students back in the classroom this morning. these students will be in class for nine weeks and then have a three-week break. some schools in fairfax and arlington counties also began today. >>> it could soon cost you more to hail a taxi in the district. the city council has lifted a $19 cap on taxi cab rides that start and end in the district. cab drivers have called for this since last june. that's when the switch to the metered fare system took place. the council removed the gap as part of the fiscal 2010 budget plan. >>> we're following breaking news out of baja, california, right now. a powerful earthquake has rocked mexico. the 6.9 magtude quake was centered 331 miles southeast of tijuana, but set off alarms as far away as phoenix. there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage. it hit around 2:00 this afternoon eastern time. just minutes after two other quakes were felt. pat? >>> meanwhile, back here at home we're getting a bit of a break from that humidity today. but a break for how l
vernon community school and samuel tucker elementary run on a modified calendar, which put students back in the classroom this morning. these students will be in class for nine weeks and then have a three-week break. some schools in fairfax and arlington counties also began today. >>> it could soon cost you more to hail a taxi in the district. the city council has lifted a $19 cap on taxi cab rides that start and end in the district. cab drivers have called for this since last june....
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tucker barnes is back with a workweek preview. with more eligible models to choose from than anyone. i ur nkf yo c erlu qualifies to be recycled, you can get a $3500 or $4500 government rebate. and just announced! if you fuafyhelior t clunker rebate, you al orr 72 ms.th a $3500 government re abatend no doba payment. go to chevy.com for details. >>> the outcry over health care reform continues. now there is a clash in congress. nancy pelosi and steny hoyer. e president set the record stra >> i know soon -- no sooner want to get between you and your doctor than i want insurance companies to make arbitrary decisions about what medical care is best for you, as they do today. as i've said from the beginning, under the reform we seek, if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. if you like your private health insurance plan, you can keep your plan. period. >> now crics say that it's too expensive and gives the government too much control. >>> well the talk about end of life planning provisions have struck a nerve. administration
tucker barnes is back with a workweek preview. with more eligible models to choose from than anyone. i ur nkf yo c erlu qualifies to be recycled, you can get a $3500 or $4500 government rebate. and just announced! if you fuafyhelior t clunker rebate, you al orr 72 ms.th a $3500 government re abatend no doba payment. go to chevy.com for details. >>> the outcry over health care reform continues. now there is a clash in congress. nancy pelosi and steny hoyer. e president set the record...
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how about that for a tease gurvir and tucker. back to you in the studio. >> i could live on tomatoes in the summertime and they're starting to come in. >> they're ripening up as we speak. >> well it's so hot. we do need rain. >> probably not today. but a lot of heat and humidity. it is a stifling morning here in the wash -- washington area. i'll give you details on the forecast. >>> and holly is throwing down today. >> i dare you to say i hit like a girl. i'm at old school gym. we are live this morning because we are previewing a boxing match this weekend and it's all ladies on the card. we'll give you the low down live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. explain. , customers t all three: fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month. , all right, see... you're jt moving youringers, en't you? i gotta cumy nails. (announcer) now get three amazing fios services for the price of two. tv, internetand phone for only. for thfirst 6 months. it all adds up to one incredibleeal fr fios. call the verizon center for customers wi
how about that for a tease gurvir and tucker. back to you in the studio. >> i could live on tomatoes in the summertime and they're starting to come in. >> they're ripening up as we speak. >> well it's so hot. we do need rain. >> probably not today. but a lot of heat and humidity. it is a stifling morning here in the wash -- washington area. i'll give you details on the forecast. >>> and holly is throwing down today. >> i dare you to say i hit like a girl....
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i'm tucker barnes. i'm in the tony perkins. i'm tucker barnes. you notice the blinking is still taking place here. that is indicating a lot of lightning notice out to the west, out towards west virginia, still some showers and that will be another line of showers and thunderstorms that will move through this afternoon. bring along an umbrella. i think we'll see more showers and thunderstorms return a little later today. let's go to satellite-radar and take a look at the bigger picture here. and the shower and thunderstorm activity that puffed through last night pushed off the coast here but out to the west, this is a very tropical air mass. this is the remnants of tropical storm claudette. we'll see for the only humid conditions but the showers and thunderstorms will return a little later this afternoon. very, very mild start to the day. it is 78 degrees in downtown washington. 80 in fredericksburg. our dew point temperatures running in the 1r0 already. that is hurricane bill. you probably need no introduction at this point. maximum winds, 15 mil
i'm tucker barnes. i'm in the tony perkins. i'm tucker barnes. you notice the blinking is still taking place here. that is indicating a lot of lightning notice out to the west, out towards west virginia, still some showers and that will be another line of showers and thunderstorms that will move through this afternoon. bring along an umbrella. i think we'll see more showers and thunderstorms return a little later today. let's go to satellite-radar and take a look at the bigger picture here. and...
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that's why tucker gets no fan mail. i'm kidding, tucker. you know that. >>> a connecticut woman spent more than $2,000 to stage a dinner honoring herself as nurse of the year. the big problem is, she's not a nurse. she even works in a doctor's office though. now she could face up to five years in prison if convicted of wreckless endangerment and criminalin personation charges. doctor he worked for believed she was a register nursed nurse. the big topoff the honor she was supposed to win was from an organization that doesn't exist. >> how starved for attention. >> and the hope is that she didn't do anything during her years when she was ptending to be a nurse that could be harmful. >> well, right. exactly. >> how do you get the job? don't people look at references. >> people don't really check them. >> wouldn't somebody recognize you, like you're not a nurse. >> no. if she's been saying i'm a nurse for five, six years or something like that. >>> and one last story. a special guest at ravens training camp up in westminster, maryland yesterday
that's why tucker gets no fan mail. i'm kidding, tucker. you know that. >>> a connecticut woman spent more than $2,000 to stage a dinner honoring herself as nurse of the year. the big problem is, she's not a nurse. she even works in a doctor's office though. now she could face up to five years in prison if convicted of wreckless endangerment and criminalin personation charges. doctor he worked for believed she was a register nursed nurse. the big topoff the honor she was supposed to...
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thanks, tucker. >>> does this make sense? >> yeah. just read it. >> okay. after the ballgame, get ready to head to the fair. that doesn't make sense. you knew it didn't make sense. thanks a lot. >> and you fell for it. >> holly is at the arlington county fair and she has a preview of what you can expect to find. and we're back in a moment. >> wow, allison. >> that was great. wo is this... fiber one honey clusters? yes. delicious. it's delicious. i know. but it can't have... can't have about half a day's worth of fiber? i assure you it ds. i was expecting... expecting sawdust and cardboard? i know. i can only taste... only taste the crunchy clusters, honey, and brown sugar. no madam, i don't have esp. ok. i'll take a box, but you probably already knew that. (announcer) fiber one. cardboard no. delicious yes. i need the baker file stat!! reply!! still making changes. circle back later!! what's with the yelling? oh, our internet slows down during peak hours so sending e-mails and large files just takes forever. so, we just yell. ben!!! thanks for the flowers!!
thanks, tucker. >>> does this make sense? >> yeah. just read it. >> okay. after the ballgame, get ready to head to the fair. that doesn't make sense. you knew it didn't make sense. thanks a lot. >> and you fell for it. >> holly is at the arlington county fair and she has a preview of what you can expect to find. and we're back in a moment. >> wow, allison. >> that was great. wo is this... fiber one honey clusters? yes. delicious. it's delicious. i...
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because tucker has a special guest for him. and he's making things easy for all of us working folk out here. >> thank you very much. i'm joined by -- joined by elizabeth markot. and this is my idea of great food because it's easy to prepare. tell me what we're talking about. >> if you came to our store you can come and purchase food and take it home and cook. >> so it's already prepared. >> you prepare it at our store and take it home. >> and this is a cool idea. this is actually the product that i would pick up at store, right? >> right. >> and i'll package it and i can freeze it until i'm ready to cook and this is what it looks like after it's been cooked up. >> that's right. and had a -- what we're going to do today, and we're going to show you there is in greed cents with no cutting or slicing and done at our store. >> and this is perfect for people working hard every day and don't have time to cook in the afternoon but i don't want to eat fast food every day. >> and it allows you to go into the freezer and make a smart cho
because tucker has a special guest for him. and he's making things easy for all of us working folk out here. >> thank you very much. i'm joined by -- joined by elizabeth markot. and this is my idea of great food because it's easy to prepare. tell me what we're talking about. >> if you came to our store you can come and purchase food and take it home and cook. >> so it's already prepared. >> you prepare it at our store and take it home. >> and this is a cool idea....
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tuckers not going to answer the question. we have someone here who will though. stay with us for that. >> okay. steve and i are looking at each other. i hope it's in the me. >> maybe it will be julie wright. >> could be. >> let's check in with her right now. >> if it is me, it has to be about tanning or food. that is the only thing i know about. >> and traffic. >> oh, yeah, the traffic thing. i don't know nothing about money. i don't know nothing about babies. top side of the beltway, the outer loop slowing as you make your way headed into silver spring. better news about observation drive. it had been shut down because of wires across the highway. that portion of the highway has been reopened once again. so observation drive reopened between 270 and 355. 395 working yo way northbound north of duke street heavy and steady as you continue north of landmark headed up towards seminary road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> it is a dangerous and potentially deadly chemical agent used back in world war i, certainly not omnghiet s you wou
tuckers not going to answer the question. we have someone here who will though. stay with us for that. >> okay. steve and i are looking at each other. i hope it's in the me. >> maybe it will be julie wright. >> could be. >> let's check in with her right now. >> if it is me, it has to be about tanning or food. that is the only thing i know about. >> and traffic. >> oh, yeah, the traffic thing. i don't know nothing about money. i don't know nothing about...
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that's what tucker tells us. the clouds are starting to thicken up out there. >> it will feel like rain. we have rain on our doorstep, down toward fredericksberg and we . mo have a food watch. let's get to the radar. the rain showers are not too far ay g 'sinndeparou s and we're p ickng up rain showers and some of that shower activity looks to be hevy down to the southowd ar95nd 9waldorf and fredericksberg. that's pushing up to the north and northeast over the last 20 minutes to seal see ur fi in during the next few hours and thunderstorms too lo all of hrain now developing ofd tosouth an west. that's headed in our direction as wa w aveh big plume of tropical moisture being pulled up from the south. so it is -- there is a potential we could see strong thunderstorms later today and that could induce some briefly heavy rainfall amots. by that i mean 1-2 inches of rain is possible. so because of that, we have a flash flood watch here in the district for much of maryland and portions of virginia as well. all of those
that's what tucker tells us. the clouds are starting to thicken up out there. >> it will feel like rain. we have rain on our doorstep, down toward fredericksberg and we . mo have a food watch. let's get to the radar. the rain showers are not too far ay g 'sinndeparou s and we're p ickng up rain showers and some of that shower activity looks to be hevy down to the southowd ar95nd 9waldorf and fredericksberg. that's pushing up to the north and northeast over the last 20 minutes to seal see...
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must write response on teleprompter for tucker. here we go. beltway at route one college park p lanes are open. we mentioned earlier there was a fender bender over near 50, the john hanson highway. activity is off the road to the shoulder owe the lanes are open. no accidents to report northbound on i-95. little bit of that fog still hanging around in the area that tony and tucker have both been talking about. but no incidents to report right new on 95. the lanes are open out of fredericksburg up to the capital beltway. suzanne nikolaus is still flowing between 66 and 123 and brief will you at nutley street. >>> let's take a look at what is ahead on fox 5 morning news. >> it sounds like a threat straight out of a sci-fi thriller but kill are asteroi are out there. >>> also at 7:00, a health care debate heating up and we'll an,% here to sort it out for us. >>> and at 8:00, at 20 years old he has made quite a them for himself. galen ken he want ll will be here to talk about his now role in the movie bandslam. stick around. it is all coming up. >>
must write response on teleprompter for tucker. here we go. beltway at route one college park p lanes are open. we mentioned earlier there was a fender bender over near 50, the john hanson highway. activity is off the road to the shoulder owe the lanes are open. no accidents to report northbound on i-95. little bit of that fog still hanging around in the area that tony and tucker have both been talking about. but no incidents to report right new on 95. the lanes are open out of fredericksburg...
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. >> it's warm outside as tucker was saying it will stay that way. >> yes, we'll have highs in the 90s. we have a form as of -- tropical storm danny. d and we'll go to the maps and we'll show you the tropics and there you go. that's danny and maximum winds are 45. 'ski to rac tngthe north and northwest. and we got to watch this one carefully, ts we get into the weekend, it's possible that this could drop into a hurricane and be llcentered off eto he carolinas awent g i saturday morning. and more on o danny coming up a named storm. >>> 80 degrees at reagan national and humidity at 62% and winds out of the north at 5 miles per hour and a beautiful day and a lot of sunshine across the area and the humidity is in check and it's not humid and we won't have thunderstorms until tomorrow. o rain shower activity, especially in the cold front, that will be here tomorrow. for the rest of the day, not a bad looking day and we'll have mostly sunny skies and hot with the 90s. we'll have more coming up. >>> well, thank you. >>> a graphic new video designed to keep kids from texting while driving. we'
. >> it's warm outside as tucker was saying it will stay that way. >> yes, we'll have highs in the 90s. we have a form as of -- tropical storm danny. d and we'll go to the maps and we'll show you the tropics and there you go. that's danny and maximum winds are 45. 'ski to rac tngthe north and northwest. and we got to watch this one carefully, ts we get into the weekend, it's possible that this could drop into a hurricane and be llcentered off eto he carolinas awent g i saturday...
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. ; isn't that right, tucker barnes? >> a few degrees always makes a difference. not bad. winds out of the north and west. good morning. a decent afternoon. we have the possibility of shattered -- scattered showers and thunderstorms returning as we get into the mid- to late afternoon. 48 degrees at ray dan national. humidity -- reagan national. humidity a little better. our winds, we've got a breeze so that's not too bad out of the north and west at 13 miles an wahour. there's your pssure, 2.294 inches, down a little bit from p where it was yesterday. satellite radar, you can see lo cloudover scattered to thh e rtweand nost and a couple of green echoes.an ae ree inra wesho rs starting to break out into western maryland and eastern portions sof west virginial ilwgett ha gein here later today. that will serve as a nice ed gger mechanism for aresc showers and thuer storms across the washington area. and with a little bit of cloud cover out there, our temperatures will stilbe oron the hot side. we're expected to be touch out -- top out in the low 90s. yesterday we were in the
. ; isn't that right, tucker barnes? >> a few degrees always makes a difference. not bad. winds out of the north and west. good morning. a decent afternoon. we have the possibility of shattered -- scattered showers and thunderstorms returning as we get into the mid- to late afternoon. 48 degrees at ray dan national. humidity -- reagan national. humidity a little better. our winds, we've got a breeze so that's not too bad out of the north and west at 13 miles an wahour. there's your...
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tucker barnes joins us with more on what we can expect this afternoon as far as heat. >> well i have an update. it's no longer 77, it's now 83 at reagan national. we'll be in the low 90s this afternoon. and we'll see humidity in there as well. so a summery afternoon. dog days of august are here. 83 at reagan national. dulles, 84, bwi marshall 82. so it's a hot and sweaty morning. i guess the good news in the forecast is we're not expecting much in the way of shower or thunderstorm activitivas hings should remain quiet ouast there there is a look at your satellite radar. a frontal sf teofm tcohe t as and that's responsible for the cloud cover and light showers well t snd aths eat lltho ou s th and east n a big thunderndem complex out to west. i think later today we'll see some clouds from the thunderstorm complex move in here. so there might be a little bit of high-level cloudiness but that's the worst of the forecast as the showers and thunderstorms should hold off for one more day. mostly sunny, a hot afternoon. a 92 expected here in washington. so plan accordingly. i'll have more d
tucker barnes joins us with more on what we can expect this afternoon as far as heat. >> well i have an update. it's no longer 77, it's now 83 at reagan national. we'll be in the low 90s this afternoon. and we'll see humidity in there as well. so a summery afternoon. dog days of august are here. 83 at reagan national. dulles, 84, bwi marshall 82. so it's a hot and sweaty morning. i guess the good news in the forecast is we're not expecting much in the way of shower or thunderstorm...
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. >>> tucker barns is here. >> well, good morning, we had a beautiful start to the day and we'll have a will the of sunshine today. no showers and thunderstorms. it will be hot though. wevel ig in the low 90s. e'and take a look at the dara t. conditions and we should have a nice sunrise. over the next few hours, quwe'w see the mo hsphereeang up quick little and clouds off to the north and west and they won't impact us in the way of showers and thunderstorms. that will be here tomorrow as a cold front moves from the north and west. let's look at the current temperatures, 71 at reagan national and 70 at bullless and vwi has a temperature at 69 degrees. we'll have details on the tropics coming up also. we'll look at the traffic now with julie. >>> if you're traveling northbound, that's where the wreck was north of the boulevard from germ mantown to clarksburg and traffic's squeezing by, single file to the right. we have a lot of traffic heading to the accident seen. we're looking at the camera and people coming here are getting around the curve and seeing the traffic and then, literally
. >>> tucker barns is here. >> well, good morning, we had a beautiful start to the day and we'll have a will the of sunshine today. no showers and thunderstorms. it will be hot though. wevel ig in the low 90s. e'and take a look at the dara t. conditions and we should have a nice sunrise. over the next few hours, quwe'w see the mo hsphereeang up quick little and clouds off to the north and west and they won't impact us in the way of showers and thunderstorms. that will be here...
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tucker has the latest track erngap after the break. we are now just seconds away from 12 minutes after 6:00. (announcer) get ft our best back to school prices... ...at the jcpenney lowest prices of the season sale. all arizona tops and bottoms arbuy e, get one for 88¢ plus, save on denim at america's biggest athletic shoes are $38.99 all bath towels are buy one, get one for 88¢ plus, night and day doorbusters go to jcp.com and see everything on sale. style, quality and price matter. jcpenney need a lift? hey buddy, i appreciate the ride, you know. no problem. ♪ mind if i take a shortcut? yeah, sure. ♪ i knew the subaru legacy was the smart choice... what i didn't expect... was the fun. the all-new subaru legacy. feel the love. >>> welcome back. we are following breaking news this morning out at benning road involving a police shoot yoog this is in the 4th street area and benning road had northeast d.c. word in about 3:00 this morning there was a shooting. a police officer apparently discharge his weapon. we'll let you know as soo
tucker has the latest track erngap after the break. we are now just seconds away from 12 minutes after 6:00. (announcer) get ft our best back to school prices... ...at the jcpenney lowest prices of the season sale. all arizona tops and bottoms arbuy e, get one for 88¢ plus, save on denim at america's biggest athletic shoes are $38.99 all bath towels are buy one, get one for 88¢ plus, night and day doorbusters go to jcp.com and see everything on sale. style, quality and price matter. jcpenney...
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tucker, how bad will it get? >> it will be pretty bad by tomorrow. our hottest temperatures of the season set to arrive later today as we'll be well into the 90s and by tomorrow maybe 100 degrees here at reagan national. let's start with a look at current conditions. and right now as you head out the door, not terrible. muggy with humidity way up. dew point temperatures in the low 70s, but the air temperature ickrght w isno e. an onal 74 and dulles n and bwi marshall 73. it will be down right hot later due to the showers oe reason to the north and east, in philadelphia and new je. rrs se lingering i it lingering in the washington ea. t that li ft to e . thto the north so the skies will turn suy and hot. the temperatures will jump another 20 degrees or so. so be prepared for a very hot afternoon. plenty of sunshine by later today. hazy, hot and no doubt about it, humid as well. high temperature here in washington 95 degrees, so close to a record high. and tomoow even warmer. i'll have more details on the forecast coming up. melanie, back to you. >>> a
tucker, how bad will it get? >> it will be pretty bad by tomorrow. our hottest temperatures of the season set to arrive later today as we'll be well into the 90s and by tomorrow maybe 100 degrees here at reagan national. let's start with a look at current conditions. and right now as you head out the door, not terrible. muggy with humidity way up. dew point temperatures in the low 70s, but the air temperature ickrght w isno e. an onal 74 and dulles n and bwi marshall 73. it will be down...
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tucker has the latest when we return here on fox 5 morning news. ah, the first day of school. - just trying to look our best. - eh, gonna take more than looks. from what i hear, ms. haskins is a toughy. oh, we had a good breakfast so we're ready. gonna be another great year, huh guys?! you bet your 8 layers! ye! long-distance high 5! oh, careful! hey, watch it. start the school year with an excellent source of fiber. a clinical study showed kids who had a filling breakfast... of kellogg's® frosted mini-wheats® cereal... had 11% better attentiveness... compared to kids who missed out on breakfast. ( shouts ) keeps 'em full. keeps 'em focused. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy, came from an energy company. every day, chevron invests $62 million in people. in ideas. seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world, to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. . >>> we're back. tucker is back with another check on our weather. >> well,
tucker has the latest when we return here on fox 5 morning news. ah, the first day of school. - just trying to look our best. - eh, gonna take more than looks. from what i hear, ms. haskins is a toughy. oh, we had a good breakfast so we're ready. gonna be another great year, huh guys?! you bet your 8 layers! ye! long-distance high 5! oh, careful! hey, watch it. start the school year with an excellent source of fiber. a clinical study showed kids who had a filling breakfast... of kellogg's®...
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we'll ask tucker. >> we are glad you could be along with us on fox 5 morning news. tucker is in. tony is taking time off. so we're watching bill. >> tony is under the weather. remember ask the weather guy yesterday? >> probably in thabicaribbean. we've got a lot to talk about. we want to start with hurricane bill. this intensity increasing here in the last several hours. maximum winds, 15 miles per hour with gusts to 1. that makes day category four hurricane. they only go to category five. it continues to move off to the west-northwest at about 16 miles per hour. the sea surface temperatures are running in the 80s. there is likelihood the storm nturcontinued tho i fy si da h el vesyra ses t'esveral days.a ge t o athe r again, we had storms here last night. >> we have aguhaseve used them mybig ad big ones at my house. yo psecanguseoscrhis het stn wan iits wake a lot of kecld coved a little bit of fog and a lot of humidity. i am guaranteeing bad hair days for everybody area-wide today as the monument will really be very high here for the next couple of days. 77-degree at reagan nat
we'll ask tucker. >> we are glad you could be along with us on fox 5 morning news. tucker is in. tony is taking time off. so we're watching bill. >> tony is under the weather. remember ask the weather guy yesterday? >> probably in thabicaribbean. we've got a lot to talk about. we want to start with hurricane bill. this intensity increasing here in the last several hours. maximum winds, 15 miles per hour with gusts to 1. that makes day category four hurricane. they only go to...
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i'm going to try to hand it off to tucker. >> can you have him on stand by. >> i hope he knows it. if not, it is up to you two. >> i was going to say, what i'm, chopped liver? >> you may have a shot at this one. >> well, it has to do with food or laying out at the beach. >> this has to do with food. >> i am your girl. i got your back. if it's got lard in it, it is all good. this is where we have the stalled car. the activity still if play tying up the left side of the roadway causing a backup before you reach the beltway heading northbound on 395 trying to get past landmark. no accidents to report south on 270. not a bad ride at all headed out towards the split. inbound new york avenue, traffic will slow as you make your way from from south dakota avenue. >>> a medical assistant if fairfax county accused of crossing the line inside the exam room. >> police arrested him for inappropriately touching women at a doctor's office in chantilly. matt ask land is covering the story for us. he is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. that is what authorities are concerned about. they ha
i'm going to try to hand it off to tucker. >> can you have him on stand by. >> i hope he knows it. if not, it is up to you two. >> i was going to say, what i'm, chopped liver? >> you may have a shot at this one. >> well, it has to do with food or laying out at the beach. >> this has to do with food. >> i am your girl. i got your back. if it's got lard in it, it is all good. this is where we have the stalled car. the activity still if play tying up the...
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more details on the forecast coming right up. >>> thanks, tucker. now to a developing story on capitol hill this morning. this is a live look at the u.s. senate as it resumes its debate about supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. republicans are lining up to criticize the nominee. nearly three-quarters of g.o.p. senators oppose sotomayor leaving just a handful breaking with their party in joining democrats in backing barack obama's first important nominee. a vote could happen as early as friday. >>> metro is also a topic on the hill today. the g.m. says more federal funding is needed to keep commuters safe. general manager john catoe pleaded for money to upgrade the system. the house has approved $150 million for the next fiscal year but the senate is still considering the request. overall metro needs about $11 billion over the next ten years, catoe says, for safe and reliable service. >> if we do not receive sufficient funding now, service as well as safety will decline. >> if metro gets its first installment of $150 million, maryland and virginia
more details on the forecast coming right up. >>> thanks, tucker. now to a developing story on capitol hill this morning. this is a live look at the u.s. senate as it resumes its debate about supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. republicans are lining up to criticize the nominee. nearly three-quarters of g.o.p. senators oppose sotomayor leaving just a handful breaking with their party in joining democrats in backing barack obama's first important nominee. a vote could happen as early...
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noise near the connecticut avenue entrance ramp to the beltway and beach drive and stony drive and tucker lane in rockville. the construction starts in november. >>> ahead, could all those heated town hall gs staged? hearhat some sators haveo y about that -- up next. capturing the beauty of nature. sharing what i see. that's my vision. and i'm living it. every day, transitions lenses are there to help care for my sight. announcer: transitions lenses adjust to changing light to reduce glare and help protect your eyes from uv damage so you can see better today... and tomorrow. live your vision. transitions. healthy sight in every light. transitions lenses are available at an america's best location near you. (announcer) new icy hot medicated roll. for wherever you hurt. icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. the new icy hot medicated roll. with the roll, pain's under control. >>> right now divers are trying to recover the two remaining victims among the nine killed in a mid-air crash killed in the hudson recovery. seven bodies have been recovered. one teenaged person in the plane and all s
noise near the connecticut avenue entrance ramp to the beltway and beach drive and stony drive and tucker lane in rockville. the construction starts in november. >>> ahead, could all those heated town hall gs staged? hearhat some sators haveo y about that -- up next. capturing the beauty of nature. sharing what i see. that's my vision. and i'm living it. every day, transitions lenses are there to help care for my sight. announcer: transitions lenses adjust to changing light to reduce...
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tucker is here to talk about that and. >> danny will pass closer to the coastline it looks like. it may not be as intense as bill, but any time they get close to the delmarva peninsula, we have to take precaution with it. so we'll watch this path carefully over the next couple daves. let's rright to the satellite radar and i'll show eve iomementioned ntit, 's starting to show signs of slowly iensiing. maximum winds now are enabout 6 miles per hour. you can see it's not a typical picturesque hurrine. it's lacking -- what is happening is some of the colder clouds, the more intense rain bands are being pushed off to the north and wiest as there is still wind sheer. that will let up and the storm will likely intensify into a account gory one hurricane. track will pull it off to the north and west. it is moving north and west at 10 miles per hour, currently centered about 525 miles to the east southeast of cape hatteras. it will eventually pull north and then northeast. when that occurs will be critical in where it moves but it will kind of parallel the eastern seaboard on saturday an
tucker is here to talk about that and. >> danny will pass closer to the coastline it looks like. it may not be as intense as bill, but any time they get close to the delmarva peninsula, we have to take precaution with it. so we'll watch this path carefully over the next couple daves. let's rright to the satellite radar and i'll show eve iomementioned ntit, 's starting to show signs of slowly iensiing. maximum winds now are enabout 6 miles per hour. you can see it's not a typical...
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tucker is in. what does fall officially begin? >> for us in the weather department, it starts september 1st but otherwise, the third week of september. >> it is going to feel like fall starting next week. we won't dwell on danny too much. but danny's maximum winds now 40 miles per hour. not looking very impressive. kind of fizzling out here. that is good news for us. we have other weather to ta about. the weather service has just issued a flash flood watch for the district and surrounding counties. this goes into effect at 2:00 and continues through this evening. the concern is we could see heavy rainers later today in the form of thunderstorms. at potential is outs there for a couple of thunderstorms in you get caught those big thunde earlier, overnight, parts of baltimore up towards harper county. they picked up six inches of rain some some spots and one or ret. roblemshe we've got a flash flood watchtht atth goes into effect at 2:00 this afternoon atfothose counties in green. let's push on and show you the satellite-radar. agai
tucker is in. what does fall officially begin? >> for us in the weather department, it starts september 1st but otherwise, the third week of september. >> it is going to feel like fall starting next week. we won't dwell on danny too much. but danny's maximum winds now 40 miles per hour. not looking very impressive. kind of fizzling out here. that is good news for us. we have other weather to ta about. the weather service has just issued a flash flood watch for the district and...
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. >>> we like to confident on tony and tucker for the forecast. >> but years and year before the most dynamic weather owe duo was around being people relied on the farmer's almanac to find out sswat weather would be like. wait until you hear what this says for us this winter. ( music, toasters popping ) ♪ mmm... hot fudge sundae. ♪ ooh! frosted blueberry?!? ♪ over 25 flavors of kellogg's pop-tarts®. and they're all for fun and fun for all. pop-tarts®. made for fun™. gecko: u you wanted to boss: come on in, i had some other things you can tell people about geico - great claims service and a 97% customer satisfaction rate. show people really trust us. gecko: yeah right, that makes sense. boss: trust is key when talking about geico. you gotta feel it. why don't you and i practice that with a little exercise where i fall backwards and you catch me. gecko: uh no sir, honestly... uh...i don't think...uh... boss: no, no. we can do this. geckooh dear. vo: geico. fifteen minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >>> welcome back. the 010 farm are's almanac will be in store
. >>> we like to confident on tony and tucker for the forecast. >> but years and year before the most dynamic weather owe duo was around being people relied on the farmer's almanac to find out sswat weather would be like. wait until you hear what this says for us this winter. ( music, toasters popping ) ♪ mmm... hot fudge sundae. ♪ ooh! frosted blueberry?!? ♪ over 25 flavors of kellogg's pop-tarts®. and they're all for fun and fun for all. pop-tarts®. made for fun™....
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tucker is in with another check on our weather. watching the drop you bes. >> we have a tropical disturbance which could plaa part in our eather. the jury is werth the jury is out on isth one. the computer m se edcid d ededd lil wo. g 72 will go. 72 right now. 70 in both baath and out at dulles. a little warmer here to our south and east. owe someone city is 7 #. the cool weather off to the north and west is 66. winchesteat this hour. a nice-hooking start to the day. very comfortable. humidity is in check here and it will be for much of the day. today will be hot. -- 70 in both baltimore and out at dulles. winchester is # 9 at this hour. a nice-looking start to the day. cold front off to the north an west -- winchester is 69 at this hour. uncreasing chances for rain as we get into the afternoon and evening tomorrow. today look great. let's show you the tropical disturbance. it has wind gusts to about 06 miles per hour. the thinking that this will become a tropical depression being perhaps a tropical storm. if it does, it will be da
tucker is in with another check on our weather. watching the drop you bes. >> we have a tropical disturbance which could plaa part in our eather. the jury is werth the jury is out on isth one. the computer m se edcid d ededd lil wo. g 72 will go. 72 right now. 70 in both baath and out at dulles. a little warmer here to our south and east. owe someone city is 7 #. the cool weather off to the north and west is 66. winchesteat this hour. a nice-hooking start to the day. very comfortable....
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tucker is in with a check of our weather. not a bad start to the day, pleasant. >> that is a good word for it. we'll have another great looking daat least as far as sunshine but we'll be on the hot side later this afternoon. there is not a whole lot to see. mostly a good news forecast as we go to view and take a look out tre. outt . you can see that the sunshine sull be bright here. sen i rwi in about a half hour and it should be a great looking day. there you go. clouds off the coast. e the loarcuds off to the north ancwestanuto towards cleveland and detroit. that is a cold front that will get in here tomorrow an give us another opportunity for some showers and thunderstorms. but today, it will be just bright sunshine in the forecast. all right. there are your current temperatures. just got an update. now, 71 at reagan national. 70 at dulles. bwi arshall in the 60s again. our humidity will be in check for much of the day but it will bet hot later today. mostly sunny skies and hot by this afternoon. high temperature 91 degree
tucker is in with a check of our weather. not a bad start to the day, pleasant. >> that is a good word for it. we'll have another great looking daat least as far as sunshine but we'll be on the hot side later this afternoon. there is not a whole lot to see. mostly a good news forecast as we go to view and take a look out tre. outt . you can see that the sunshine sull be bright here. sen i rwi in about a half hour and it should be a great looking day. there you go. clouds off the coast. e...
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and all right, tucker, we have the lanes open and no accidents to report. we'll slowdowthrough silver spring and kids going back to school. there's change in the traffic pattern and the volume is heavier because summer's come to an end. germantown towards the split. heading towards the douglas bridge, no incidents reported and inbound, from branch to the sussa bridge, lanes open in each direction and kennedy and madison, we have a water main break. that's check of heff ratic. >>> all right, julie, thank you. ra we're continuing to help you get a job by featuring a job of the day from the job shop and today's isah blt technologies they're looking for a ftbl al y papais to be e determined and the benetsfi intsude a 401k and medical, dental and disability insurance. if you would like more, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the job shop tab. now, if you have a job, maybe you want to get noticed more and today, we'll be joined with tips on making cash where you're working now. that would be nice. >> and a little more bang for your buck. what are the ways to go abou
and all right, tucker, we have the lanes open and no accidents to report. we'll slowdowthrough silver spring and kids going back to school. there's change in the traffic pattern and the volume is heavier because summer's come to an end. germantown towards the split. heading towards the douglas bridge, no incidents reported and inbound, from branch to the sussa bridge, lanes open in each direction and kennedy and madison, we have a water main break. that's check of heff ratic. >>> all...
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and we turn our attention to tucker barnes and what is going on with danny. > we've had a lot going on. h adwe unththrstorms overnight and wor flooding overnight in baltimore. and we're starting with clouds d humidity and the hpotential of more halfy rain here in washington. not danny related buyou can see the cloud cover across the washington area. s st ff to the south an wntords wathe carolinas, the rain showers. all of that energy is pushing in our direction as an upper a. el lopu shw eso inurr w and because of that, the potential of showers and heavy thunderstorms this afternoon, the national weather service about an hour ago issued a flash flood watch. this goes into affect at 2:00 this noon for the counties in green. and that would include downtown washington and baltimore. so be ready here. the potential is to e 2 1-1- inches of rain in a single thunderstorm over the course of 15 minutes to half an hour if the storms get going later. 74 degrees. humidity at 85%. it feels tropical and feels like rain. and nature will deliver later this afternoon. so be ready. showers and thunders
and we turn our attention to tucker barnes and what is going on with danny. > we've had a lot going on. h adwe unththrstorms overnight and wor flooding overnight in baltimore. and we're starting with clouds d humidity and the hpotential of more halfy rain here in washington. not danny related buyou can see the cloud cover across the washington area. s st ff to the south an wntords wathe carolinas, the rain showers. all of that energy is pushing in our direction as an upper a. el lopu shw eso...
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tucker yo e >> wfayou. >> we love dan kaplan. i know our waistlines may not like him but look at beautiful cake he has brought us. >> that's it for us. the next news is at noon. have a great day and a great weekend. bye-bye.
tucker yo e >> wfayou. >> we love dan kaplan. i know our waistlines may not like him but look at beautiful cake he has brought us. >> that's it for us. the next news is at noon. have a great day and a great weekend. bye-bye.
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tucker the science man. i didn't know he had a nickname. i like that. we are tealing with some delays 270 as you head southbound leaving clarkburg heading towards rockville. and then once you get past that, you will be having a smooth trip towards the lane divide. you can see you are on the brake there. that will continue off and on until you get to rockville. in virginia, dealing with some delays northbound 95. you will object the brake from the prince william parkway up towards route one. this is yo delay right here heading up through woodbridge. you can see the hov lanes are wide open for you. if you use that, that is your best bet. you will be on the break once you get past woodbridge. and we are still dealing with that accident westbound 66 making thetrip toward the inner loop of the beltway right here. your ramp remains blocked so as you head in westbound from roslyn toward the inner loop up towards the american legion bridge, that will affect you. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> fox 5 on call this horning with a spike in the use
tucker the science man. i didn't know he had a nickname. i like that. we are tealing with some delays 270 as you head southbound leaving clarkburg heading towards rockville. and then once you get past that, you will be having a smooth trip towards the lane divide. you can see you are on the brake there. that will continue off and on until you get to rockville. in virginia, dealing with some delays northbound 95. you will object the brake from the prince william parkway up towards route one....
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i'm he beginning to agree with tucker that we'll have to check into that reporting station. it seems a little errant there. here is the satellite-radar composite for the region. there is your precipitation out to the west. you can see how it is moving north and east ever so slowly but you got some rhetty good rain there in portions of west virginia, western portions of virginia. for us, we we've got some clouds. here is a look at the surface map for today. main feature for us is an upper level low that is kind of pushing through ever so slowly. there is a frontal system that came through. that is responsible for our cooler, quote, unquote temperatures instead of being in the upper and mid-90s. we'll be in the up are 80s today. some scattered storms work their way in here during the morning and later on today, some showers and thunderstorms here and tere. forecast looks like this. lots of clouds around. scat are the showers and thunderstorms -- scattered showers and thunderstorms as i said. high about 87 degrees downtown. for tonight being a muggy night with early showers and
i'm he beginning to agree with tucker that we'll have to check into that reporting station. it seems a little errant there. here is the satellite-radar composite for the region. there is your precipitation out to the west. you can see how it is moving north and east ever so slowly but you got some rhetty good rain there in portions of west virginia, western portions of virginia. for us, we we've got some clouds. here is a look at the surface map for today. main feature for us is an upper level...
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apparently not you and tucker. >> yes, tucker? the islands. but we're talking about -- are you talking about martha's vineyard or bermuda? >> both. >> for this weekend. >> that update just in. >> so it will impact them. >> it will start impacting our east coast as well with some high surf so -- some rough surf. you want to be aware of that. the latest information came out just a few minutes ago. bill is now -- remains a category three hurricane. you see it is quite a ways away. it is currently about 4 # 5 miles south of bermuda. so it is still a ways away from the bermuda but the first people to feel the impact will be in bermuda. you look at the storm. you remember yesterday. it is looking a little more rag he had than it did yesterday. it is getting beat up by some strong winds. as this continues to move, it could reintensify. there could be some strengthening that occurs right now. the maximum sustained winds are 120 miles per hour. look how far away it is from martha's vineyard and coastal regions at this point but it is continuing to move
apparently not you and tucker. >> yes, tucker? the islands. but we're talking about -- are you talking about martha's vineyard or bermuda? >> both. >> for this weekend. >> that update just in. >> so it will impact them. >> it will start impacting our east coast as well with some high surf so -- some rough surf. you want to be aware of that. the latest information came out just a few minutes ago. bill is now -- remains a category three hurricane. you see it is...
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it comes -- tucker, do you know? >> no, i don't actually. take a look. the term is an old term that comes from british sailing. and here is what the deal is. we have a picture of a british sailing ship. we have no where had ifthis is the picture it was refurring to. >> that is i nice ship. >> that is a clipper ship. >> the phrase under the weather according to medicinenet.com came from british sailing ships when a sailor became ill, he was con finded below deck out of the weather. eventually, they just took to saying he is under the weather. that is where it came from. >> i thought it had to do with just the ship being under -- >> a barrage of weather. >> no, then you are wrong. >> it's good question. thank you very much for sending that one in. it was a simple one today. if you have a question, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tab. we do have standing on deck a bunch of relate lay good questions we'll get to. >> i heard a heedian say one time well so and so is out under the weather. why don't they just say julie has pmt today and she will not
it comes -- tucker, do you know? >> no, i don't actually. take a look. the term is an old term that comes from british sailing. and here is what the deal is. we have a picture of a british sailing ship. we have no where had ifthis is the picture it was refurring to. >> that is i nice ship. >> that is a clipper ship. >> the phrase under the weather according to medicinenet.com came from british sailing ships when a sailor became ill, he was con finded below deck out of...
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. >>> all right, thank you, tucker. >>> wildfires are still ranging up and down the coast of cafornia and dozens of homes have been destroyed and sadly, two firefighters were killed while battling a blaze in norm los angeles county. thousands of homes in a crucial communication's center are in the line of fire. >> reporter: what you're seeing is what one forest service commander calls a perfect storm. it's all coming together and 12,000 homes are threatened and several are destroyed and now, the worst has happened. two firefighters died when their vehicle rolled off of a mount -- mountain side. >> it's a tragic accident and a difficult time for the los angeles county fire department. the men and women that serve day in and day out, it's difficult. >> reporter: flames are about to reach mount will some -- wilson. it's home to the transmitters to the radio and tv stations in the area. >> i used to live on the other side of town and i never had a fire come this close. they'll hit it at the last minute. >> reporter: many are getting out of their homes. >> getting my kids and babies out an
. >>> all right, thank you, tucker. >>> wildfires are still ranging up and down the coast of cafornia and dozens of homes have been destroyed and sadly, two firefighters were killed while battling a blaze in norm los angeles county. thousands of homes in a crucial communication's center are in the line of fire. >> reporter: what you're seeing is what one forest service commander calls a perfect storm. it's all coming together and 12,000 homes are threatened and several...
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. >>> tucker is in this week for tony who is taking some time off. >> it is back to school and that means the back to school forecast. we'll a graphic r yodanit will be unreddible. we have severe thunderstorms that have broken veo ohtutig inn the last couple of hrs south of the city. they are still raging down there. we had a seve thunderstorm warninhoth satu ldavh ejust expired. it was set to expire at 6:00 a.m. you can ees the eedark d reand flashing. tnat is lightnin we had reports that wind glets onho ssecrydaevunrethto dersryr derning, looks like that one was just left to h and bethany beto rdschotobd abethany beach there. all of anis is pushing off to the north and east. here in the district, we are t expecting the thunderstorm ac. d stay south and east. if you are wakinut u sp soah a east of city, u clouds and rain, that is the on why. the thunderstorms are ret aa this hour. here in washington, waking up to a relatively calm, quiet morning. 71degrees right now at reagan national. that humidity is a little better. 68% and our winds are oust north and west at 10 miles per hour. the a
. >>> tucker is in this week for tony who is taking some time off. >> it is back to school and that means the back to school forecast. we'll a graphic r yodanit will be unreddible. we have severe thunderstorms that have broken veo ohtutig inn the last couple of hrs south of the city. they are still raging down there. we had a seve thunderstorm warninhoth satu ldavh ejust expired. it was set to expire at 6:00 a.m. you can ees the eedark d reand flashing. tnat is lightnin we had...
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tony, tucker and holly will be at eastern market this saturday. they'll be there from 10:00 to 1:00. if you get a chance and you're in the area and want to say hello, do so. >>> holly is not far away and we'll put it in the guinness book of records. >> se's at union station helping blue jeans go green. >> well, this takes a little bit of explanation. it's cool and fun. a world record is broken today in d.c. here in the main hall at union station where we're giving you a preview. you're right, it has to do with kids, national geographic kids magazine. and this is the editor. good morning. >> what a day for you guys. well, it's exciting. and guinness records are -- >> well, this is the fourth attempt and we're really, really excited and we have the page that we run every month in the magazine. the kids love learning about the dogs with ears sticking out and ladies with long pentagonner nail -- fingernails. >> well, if you're going to do something extreme, may as well do it for a good cause. cause. >> we have the record for clothes being recycled. th
tony, tucker and holly will be at eastern market this saturday. they'll be there from 10:00 to 1:00. if you get a chance and you're in the area and want to say hello, do so. >>> holly is not far away and we'll put it in the guinness book of records. >> se's at union station helping blue jeans go green. >> well, this takes a little bit of explanation. it's cool and fun. a world record is broken today in d.c. here in the main hall at union station where we're giving you a...
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. >>> we'll check in with tucker now. and the good news for bill is he's anti-social. >> he doesn't like land. he's become powerful overnight. maximum winds of 130 miles per hour and gusts to 150 miles per hour. category four at 60 miles per hour. and this storm likely to remain very intense over the next couple of days ave llrei informion on lbi coming up in a few minutes. s letcst' oh wieaurto. th w wed ans have some ormsofst o own move through ovd thundersto generally the ffeoac. stth there is still a few lingering showers toward ocean city, and toward the beaches. wake up morning will sunny here but the clouds quickly move in and we have showers and thunderstorms back in the forecast this afternoon. temperatures, you're not going to believe this, it's still in the upper s. 77 degrees at reagan national. humidity is way up there, 82%. it is going to be very tropical around here today and very humid throughout the day and i suggest you bring along an umbrella as we have showers and thunderstorms back in the forecast. he
. >>> we'll check in with tucker now. and the good news for bill is he's anti-social. >> he doesn't like land. he's become powerful overnight. maximum winds of 130 miles per hour and gusts to 150 miles per hour. category four at 60 miles per hour. and this storm likely to remain very intense over the next couple of days ave llrei informion on lbi coming up in a few minutes. s letcst' oh wieaurto. th w wed ans have some ormsofst o own move through ovd thundersto generally the...
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let's get to weather with tucker barnes. >> it will be cloudy and we'll have showers and ctthunderstorm i want to get t right it our hd radar and show you the thunderstorm activity that ueinnt s. can you see kind of sporadically out and about there. the dark green on your man p u towards aberdeen is a flp o d warning which should expire here momentarily. lof dark red herear, ticularly a cell here se, u s. thcao see cae bght ag flinsh there. that is a pretty good untodethrmrs . heer tp re uore alng the frontal ngsystem. we've got light rain showers and eoks luke kelu up towards hagerstown, it is raining at this phour. it will con to rain e herer er rsou h. leupco let's move on to the satellite- our. ra if it is not running at where you are house right now, there is a teasent chance it wl be later. notice therain showers down wae rds thilcrimes. -- thereis a s decent chance it will be later. we've got a fwad chance of showers and perhaps a few strong thunderstorms touring the course of e we we've got a good chance of er owshs. in washington. inow. gton a littlalre . stly cloudy ershs owdy
let's get to weather with tucker barnes. >> it will be cloudy and we'll have showers and ctthunderstorm i want to get t right it our hd radar and show you the thunderstorm activity that ueinnt s. can you see kind of sporadically out and about there. the dark green on your man p u towards aberdeen is a flp o d warning which should expire here momentarily. lof dark red herear, ticularly a cell here se, u s. thcao see cae bght ag flinsh there. that is a pretty good untodethrmrs . heer tp re...
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tucker barnes joins us with more info on that. >> thank you very much. well, it turns out that you've got to get to an air temperature about meunch us 5, minus 40 at least nog colder than that. this will occur. we have a youtube video presentation by somebody that took some boilg water outdoors, take a look. watch this and tosss it in the air. that is boiling water. that is called a flash freeze. we're going to run it again. that is actually boiling water and look at that. it just immediately freezes. >> this is 42 below. jeff a seen that with hot coffee. now, it is coming out of your mouth, it is not boiling. >> but here is the thing. there are a lot of variants here. water, if it is coming out of your mouth, it is a little warmer. it is warmer than a glass of cool water. >> but after he got chemicals in your mouth and that will affect its ability to freeze. >> people have ride it and it seems like the minimum temperature for it to happen has to be about 40 below. if you were to be out in temperatures like 0 below and spit, your spit will freeze once it
tucker barnes joins us with more info on that. >> thank you very much. well, it turns out that you've got to get to an air temperature about meunch us 5, minus 40 at least nog colder than that. this will occur. we have a youtube video presentation by somebody that took some boilg water outdoors, take a look. watch this and tosss it in the air. that is boiling water. that is called a flash freeze. we're going to run it again. that is actually boiling water and look at that. it just...
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thank you tucker, breaking news right now, a sentence for a man who had a string of home invasions and scared parts of the county. jose garcia was sentenced, fox 5 paul wagner has more. paul, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, you can only describe us as not just the book being thrown at jose garcia here but the judge really threw the whole library at him if you will. judge michael mason said that the man didn't deserve to walk again in the -- in society. and he gave him y life without parole, but then he threw another life sentence at him to be served together. so basically he will never, ever get out of prison. judge michael mason said the evidence is just overwhelming to him. he said there is no doubt the man committed the crimes. each case was planned. he said the violence was not necessary. he seemed to take pleasure from causing pain. it shows terror with these women who were left left for dead. it is obvious there was a circle of pain with people involved in the case. the attorney also said that jose garcia was basically responsible for a huge amount of terror over the yea
thank you tucker, breaking news right now, a sentence for a man who had a string of home invasions and scared parts of the county. jose garcia was sentenced, fox 5 paul wagner has more. paul, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, you can only describe us as not just the book being thrown at jose garcia here but the judge really threw the whole library at him if you will. judge michael mason said that the man didn't deserve to walk again in the -- in society. and he gave him y life...
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we have them set on all different kinds of channels and we don't want you to necessarily -- >> plus tucker are's home movies. >> we do watch cartoons. >> to be honest it is a very stressful job. so with we get the chance during the break, we do watch cartoons. my favorite cartoon and of a been influenced by my son, connor, spongebob squarepants. watch them all the time. love that. so during the commercial break, we take the screens down and my monitor is on spongebob. >> i like to go with the cartoons. i usually go with scooby-doo. the windy banter between shaggy and scooby is memorable. i've always had the hots for thelma, got to be honest. >> really? >> she does something for me, that redhead. i am a scooby-doo fan. i know steve and allison didn't get a chance it pick out their cartoons so we did it for them. steve, we know what you watch. >> another class you can. >> thunder cat. >> you know me so well. >> he loves the mix of action and felines. >> and allison, we couldn't forget about you. >> thank you. >> what does allison watch? >> oh, your favorite. the smurfs. >> oh, yeah. >> and a
we have them set on all different kinds of channels and we don't want you to necessarily -- >> plus tucker are's home movies. >> we do watch cartoons. >> to be honest it is a very stressful job. so with we get the chance during the break, we do watch cartoons. my favorite cartoon and of a been influenced by my son, connor, spongebob squarepants. watch them all the time. love that. so during the commercial break, we take the screens down and my monitor is on spongebob. >>...
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like a young girl, money is conscious of everybody she points out deer tracks, a single red leaf tucker rating of the summer ground, a blue jay feather that has drifted down she runs her hand over the trunk of an oak and glances up at this guy and comments. this woman is one with the mountain and they know and respect each other in is a parent to not only the way may talks about the mountain but the way she moves up with grace and ease stepping lightly to disturb the least amount of perth possible. even though she also says i cannot get appear as fast as i use to which is hard to believe she is a woman who is used to being in motion a medical professional a fiddler and activist record she moves with the determination her arms, her legs intent on the purpose and her feet on a mission. today she is under way to the high rock, her favorite place in the world and although she wants to take her time and enjoy the walk of she is eager to reached the ridge where she will encounter a natural castle of barack case eaker world that only the inhabitants of this holler know they have been frequenti
like a young girl, money is conscious of everybody she points out deer tracks, a single red leaf tucker rating of the summer ground, a blue jay feather that has drifted down she runs her hand over the trunk of an oak and glances up at this guy and comments. this woman is one with the mountain and they know and respect each other in is a parent to not only the way may talks about the mountain but the way she moves up with grace and ease stepping lightly to disturb the least amount of perth...
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as tucker mentioned, it is warm outside and the humidity will be really out there. i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> and i'm steve chenevey. it seems to me, tony, we are feeling that humidity in here as well. >> warm inside of our studios. i think they keep the heat on overnight. >> must be a man-woman thing pause it feels pretty good to me. >> we'll see how you feel later. >> yeah, humid here and outside as well. run showers off to the west. i won't rowle utah rain shower -- i won't rule out rain shower inisg. y us r thus this rn elative humidity reis # #% and is # #% and the temperature is 77. --th -reatreand and wee temperature is 77. couple of of showers here and there during the course of the morning hours and another chance of that later on today. your forecast for today, a lot of clouds around, scattered showers and thunderstorms, humid, high about # 7 degrees. that is where we should be. that is our normal high for the date -- high about 77 degrees. >> heat, that's j-u-l -- >> yeah, yeah, yeah. how are the roads on this early wednesday j not so bad. we had overnight co
as tucker mentioned, it is warm outside and the humidity will be really out there. i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> and i'm steve chenevey. it seems to me, tony, we are feeling that humidity in here as well. >> warm inside of our studios. i think they keep the heat on overnight. >> must be a man-woman thing pause it feels pretty good to me. >> we'll see how you feel later. >> yeah, humid here and outside as well. run showers off to the west. i won't rowle utah rain shower --...
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julie, tucker barnes has not had a chance to talk to you. he asked me to impart to you that he loves what you are wearing. >> well i don't think they have it in his side because it's for petite. he puts on something like this and it will have to be a two- top. >> tucker has a questioning look on his face. >> honey, we always ask about the questioning look on his face. that's really what he looks like? love you, tucker. here we go. out on the roads right now. we have lanes open. no accidents to report as you continue to work your way along 95 and 395. what you will find is slow traffic out of woodbridge and across the occuquan and leaving the franconia springfield parkway and across the 14th street bridge. heavy and steady as you work into southeast washington. budge sound baltimore washington parkway slowing south of the beltway. a stalled car on east capital street to blame for that delay. southbound 29 on the breaks from tech road toward university boulevard. no dents, just volume delays. outer loop remains slow. 95 around to georgia avenu
julie, tucker barnes has not had a chance to talk to you. he asked me to impart to you that he loves what you are wearing. >> well i don't think they have it in his side because it's for petite. he puts on something like this and it will have to be a two- top. >> tucker has a questioning look on his face. >> honey, we always ask about the questioning look on his face. that's really what he looks like? love you, tucker. here we go. out on the roads right now. we have lanes...
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really, tucker and i were talking about this. well, the best chance of rain and thunderstorms is wednesday this week. high 90 and we'll see the temperatures dropping into the 80s. that's the latest on the weather and now, we'll get more from julie. >> i'm heading to chicago, i need a chicago forecast. >> when? >> tomorrow. >> really? >>> well, we'll have to lk. we'll get you chicago forecast. >> is it still windy in the summer. >> yeah, it can be. >> here we go. we're on the roads and it's busy. we've had to deal with accidents near route four and all of which is cleared and southbound, 270, that was trouble with the wreck and we have delays on 118 out of germantown and slower traffic continuing towards the split. this is the inner loop at the beltway, north of 276 at virginia. continuing up 66, it's heavy, slow and steady. eastbound, dulles tollway, it's cleared. >>> congress may be giving up the cash for clunker's program to fill up once again. the house voted on giving 2 more billion dollars after they burnedhrough the 1st bil
really, tucker and i were talking about this. well, the best chance of rain and thunderstorms is wednesday this week. high 90 and we'll see the temperatures dropping into the 80s. that's the latest on the weather and now, we'll get more from julie. >> i'm heading to chicago, i need a chicago forecast. >> when? >> tomorrow. >> really? >>> well, we'll have to lk. we'll get you chicago forecast. >> is it still windy in the summer. >> yeah, it can be....
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. >> tucker, do you remember this? >> absolutely. i was just a littlguy. at first, all the storm were named after women because traditionally, most meteorologys were probably males an they would name ships after women so they name the storms after women. and in the late 70s, there was the women's movement and they decided maybe they need to name it after men and women because it was sort of looking down. >> equal opportunity. >> i see tony over here biting his tongue. >> because to be honest, there was some sexist thinking. there were some who thought these storms are temperamental like a woman. we have a list of this year's storms. take a look. >> we are new claudette. we are three storms in. >> the next one is danny. the name repeat every six years. >> i was going to ask that. >> yes, they do. however, as i believe you all know this too, if there is a storm that is particularly deadly or costly,that name is retired and a new name is inserted. so we will not have another tropical storm or hurricane andrew, camille or katrina, for example. >> those rtd onl
. >> tucker, do you remember this? >> absolutely. i was just a littlguy. at first, all the storm were named after women because traditionally, most meteorologys were probably males an they would name ships after women so they name the storms after women. and in the late 70s, there was the women's movement and they decided maybe they need to name it after men and women because it was sort of looking down. >> equal opportunity. >> i see tony over here biting his tongue....
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tucker barnes joins us with a quick look this morning. >> thank you. back to bill very quickly. just want to show everybody what is happinobill. it continues to intensify. thwind are up to 100 miles per hour and -- okay, i guess we're in the going to look at t still forecast to become maor jhurricane over the next 4 hours. h, nt too bad -- over the next 24 hours. with a cold front starting to shtretclo osetor e urarea, and the possibility of a little nesunshi out there during the morning hours,nse'll see some showeruras th develop up aheahead of that fro latr today and some d of the storms could contain gusty winds and very heavy rain. we'll see what happens. temperatures right now, we never really cooled off overnight. we are at 77-degree at reagan national. humidity back up, 74%. i think the best chance of showers and thunderstorms will be any 2 00 : d an2:00 and anusee aft00yoeru c noon temperatures later today in the low 90s. 91 here in washington. 90 in baltimore. >> we'll talk mother about bill in just a little bit. >>> let's check in with julie wright and look at traffic.
tucker barnes joins us with a quick look this morning. >> thank you. back to bill very quickly. just want to show everybody what is happinobill. it continues to intensify. thwind are up to 100 miles per hour and -- okay, i guess we're in the going to look at t still forecast to become maor jhurricane over the next 4 hours. h, nt too bad -- over the next 24 hours. with a cold front starting to shtretclo osetor e urarea, and the possibility of a little nesunshi out there during the morning...
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will at the eastern market from 10:00 until 1:00 so come on down and say hello. >> tucker, holly and i do some shopping together on the weekends and the station decided to turn that into a little event. >> is it a right? >> so we'll be shopping. if you say hi, be quick about it, because we have things to do. >> i don't believe you. >> i'm just joking. we'll be there and will be happy to hey hello. >> hopefully the weather will be nice. > tomorrow will be warmer an . thlly tobe wi let's look at hd byseraouecowau shyou because memow nts ago, we were showing you a different radar e.t it wasmoulpd leletoumo r isowasn't as zoomed in and i mistakenly said it the r sshower might t.m ho vet.t. vernon. . rnas you can seeea . r onve no wrn tmtr it was tm akis e. haast to de. ak isbut we do have a little bit o shower activity and perhaps a little storm brewing down we re, so that's what e 'r oking at and we'll keep our eyes on that during the course of the morning. here is a broader look. the tesallite radar foh tre teastern united states, and heag tin clouds, tprimarily to the south and east,
will at the eastern market from 10:00 until 1:00 so come on down and say hello. >> tucker, holly and i do some shopping together on the weekends and the station decided to turn that into a little event. >> is it a right? >> so we'll be shopping. if you say hi, be quick about it, because we have things to do. >> i don't believe you. >> i'm just joking. we'll be there and will be happy to hey hello. >> hopefully the weather will be nice. > tomorrow will be...